History of Political Thought

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History of Political Thought (HPT) is a quarterly journal which was launched in 1980 to fill a genuine academic need for a forum for work in this multidisciplinary area. Although a subject central to the study of politics and history, researchers in this field had previously to compete for publication space in journals whose intellectual centres of gravity were located in other disciplines.

Aims and Scope

History of Political Thought (HPT) is a quarterly journal which was launched in 1980 to fill a genuine academic need for a forum for work in this multidisciplinary area. Although a subject central to the study of politics and history, researchers in this field had previously to compete for publication space in journals whose intellectual centres of gravity were located in other disciplines.

The journal is devoted exclusively to the historical study of political ideas and associated methodological problems. The primary focus is on research papers, with extensive book reviews and bibliographic surveys also included. All articles are refereed.

We are pleased to announce any conferences, workshops and new publications, and invite submission of papers for publication and books for review. Please send 3 copies to the executive editors

Refereeing and Editorial Policy

One of the reasons for our high peer evaluation status is the rigorous standard that we set for acceptance of articles for publication. All material is submitted anonymously to referees, who are all specialists in their particular subject area. The following statistics show the breadth of coverage of the journal by indicating the number of articles accepted for publication on the following thinkers (full details in Ten Year Editorial Report, freely available on request): sandra@imprint.co.uk